hemlock tree

/ˌhɛmˈlɑk tri/

Other forms: hemlock trees

Definitions of hemlock tree

1. noun

   an evergreen tree
   synonyms: hemlock

   types:

   Canadian hemlock, Tsuga canadensis, eastern hemlock, spruce pine

   common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood

   Carolina hemlock, Tsuga caroliniana

   medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales

   Tsuga mertensiana, black hemlock, mountain hemlock

   large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock

   Pacific hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, west coast hemlock, western hemlock

   tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree

   type of:

   conifer, coniferous tree

   any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones